When surgeon Denis Foretia was growing up in Cameroon, he loved playing soccer. Every time he played, though, his knees would swell so badly it became difficult to walk. “My mom took me to see one of the few doctors in the town of Buea, where I grew up,” he says. “It was there that I… Read More
As Tennessee’s public, academic health care institution, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been a leader in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with expert information and guidance, testing, treatment, support for the development of therapeutics, and vaccine research and delivery. At the same time, UTHSC graduated all its students, residents, and… Read More
Karen Hasty, PhD, a professor, researcher, and director of Basic Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering/Campbell Clinic in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been named among the 2021 Super Women in Business by the Memphis Business Journal. The annual list honors women business… Read More
By all measures, the new dental building under construction on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis campus is a game changer for the UTHSC College of Dentistry. In late October, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a request from UTHSC to name the building, the Delta Dental of Tennessee Building. The… Read More
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chancellor Steve Schwab announced today that he plans to retire. The University of Tennessee System will launch a search for Schwab’s replacement in the coming weeks. He will continue to serve as chancellor until June 30, 2022, or until a successor is on board. “It has been my honor… Read More
The Campus Police Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is among the participating agencies across the state that are strictly enforcing seat belt wearing as a part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) nationwide “Click It or Ticket” mobilization through June 6. Participating law enforcement agencies will be taking… Read More
Mukta Panda, MD, a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Chattanooga, won a 2020 Nautilus Silver Award for her book “Resilient Threads: Weaving Joy and Meaning into Well-Being.” It will be featured in a virtual/digital book exhibit during the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in June. The international… Read More
Beginning with this fall’s incoming class, students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy will have the option of completing the program in three years, rather than the traditional four years. The Immersive PharmD Accelerated Track (ImPAcT) will include the same curriculum as the traditional… Read More
